Feng Wei Xuan Hai Xian Can Guan Big 5 Seafood Restaurant

“Reservations are recommended for weekend dinner times because many Chinese families might gather and dine there. Lots of local folks come in to eat and celebrate there so it can be loud. Two private rooms upstairs with minimum charge of $480 at this time. Cantonese banquet-style dishes so family style as well. Lots of wok heat in the fried rice and good deep-fried items.”

“The Oriental Garden from Chinatown NYC (14 Elizabeth Street @ Canal) is reincarnated (same chef, staff, and mind-blowingly good food) - Amazing!!! The pic is an 8 pound live Alaskan King Crab they made 3 ways (legs steamed with garlic noodles, fried rice, and pieces deep fried). Also recommend any other live seafood (live steamed fish, live scallops with XO sauce, etc.), the Peking Duck (these are the guys David Chang of Momofuku cited in his first book about how they taught him the recipe for the bun of their famous pork bun), the Beef Chow Fun... you can't go wrong here, and staff is always willing and dependable for good recommendations.”

“Started with ginseng black chicken soup, appetizer fried crispy pork intestine to every main dishes like pork chop, steamed fish, lamb chop with black pepper sauce, lobster with sticky rice, to special order fried chicken with shrimp paste. Every dishes is delicious, so good we cleaned all the plates. Great Happy Chinese New Year dishes.”